Primeras evidencias de paleoterremotos en la falla de Carboneras: estudio paleosismológico en el segmento de La Serrata

A paleoseismological analysis was performed along the La Serrata segment of the Carboneras fault (Eastern Betics) in order to establish its seismic potential. The site was selected after a general geomorphological analysis of the whole fault and af ter a near-fault study of the surface geology. Tren...

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Autores: Moreno, Ximena, Masana, E., Gràcia, E., Pallàs, R., Ruano, Patricia, Coll, Miquel, Stepancíková, P., Santanach, P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/8511
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8511
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carboneras Fault
Eastern Betics
Paleoseismology
Trenching
Neotectonics
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Sumario:A paleoseismological analysis was performed along the La Serrata segment of the Carboneras fault (Eastern Betics) in order to establish its seismic potential. The site was selected after a general geomorphological analysis of the whole fault and af ter a near-fault study of the surface geology. Trenches across the fault exposed colluvial wedges, which evidenced sudden deformation events (paleoear thquakes). The Carboneras is, thus, a seismogenic fault. Evidence of a minimum of four events in the last 50 ka was detected suggesting a mean recurrence period of 14 ka. The geometry of the units and S-C structures observed in trenches indicate a lef t-lateral with some reverse component movement along the fault in its most recent activity